Smoothing-iron protector



Aug.14,1928.' 3 1,681,128

M. A. MORSE, JR

SMOOTHING IRON PROTECTOR Filed Nov. 9, 1926 is? r T4? 6 1 E mnmun M1.

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ATTORN EYS Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITEDSYTATES 1,681,128 PATENT. OFFICE.

inane: A. MORSE, m, or NEW ORLEANS, Louis ana.

SMOOTHING-IRON PROTECTOR.

Application filed November 9, 1926. Serial No. 147,279.

i This invention relates to. improvements in Smoothing iron holders, and anobject is to provide an extension in the nature of a hasket for one end of an ironing board which is primarily to be used as a holder for a hot smoothing iron and will also serve asa protector in that the, iron is capable of sliding into the basket should the board be lifted to a dangerous angle as when putting tubular pieces over the board from the opposite end. I

Other objects and advantages appear. in thefollowing specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved protector, showing it applied to one end of an ironing board, a

Figure 2 is a plan View of the protector, v Figure 3 is ,a longitudinal section taken 10 substantially on the line 3--8 of Figure 2, the protector being shownas resting upon a table as asupport, i

. Figure etis a detail cross section taken on the line H of Figure 3. 1 i 85 In carrying out the invention provision is made of a steel or other frame 1 which is bent intoHU-shapqasclearly shown in Figure 2, and bent at the extremities as at 2 to provide eyes through which suitable securing means, for example screw-bolts 3 are passed. These screw-bolts assist in securing the device to the under side of an ironing board B, the attachment being completed by use of clamps 4 which fit around appropriate portionsof the frame and are secured to the ironing board.

A sufficient portion of the frame 1 extends under the ironing board to make the foregoing fastenings substantially rigid, the extending portion of the frame constituting the main part of a basket into which the smoothing iron I may either slide or be placed. In addition to the frame 1, the basket comprises a pair of cross bars 5 having upturned ends 6 riveted at 7 to the frame 1 at points substantially midway of their length. The upper extremities of the ends 6 carry guard rods or wires 8 which extend across the basket in parallelism to the cross applied to the guard rod nearest the end of the ironing board, these being swung over into position upon the ironing board to act as slides over which the smoothing iron may move into the basket.

Longitudinal resting bars 10 are riveted bars 5. Two strips of metal 9 are liingedly at 11 to the cross bars 5 and haveupw'ardly of the end of the frame 1 as at 13,thus also forming abutments topengage the edge of the table T or other support upon which the device may berested. Y

The resting bars 10 are bent on a curve thereby presenting a concave shape which Wlll serve in supporting the iron I to better advantage. Only the corners of the iron will bear upon the resting bars, the remainder of the bottom surface standing clear as indicated in Figure 3. Thisparticular formation of the resting bars also guards against scratching of the bottom surface of the iron. The operation is readily understood. ;The device is intended to protect electric irons from sliding and otherwise falling from the ironing board to the floor, especially when lifting the ironing. board in order to place a tubular garment thereupon. It is not uncommon among housewives -to place the ironing board upon the backs of two chairs or between a chair and the table, etc.,and 111 any case, it is thejcustom to lift one end of the board in order-to place circular garments thereover prior to ironing A The hot 1ron is easily forgotten and may then slip off of the board onto the floor where it may easily sustain damage. The protector device acts as one end support of the ironing board, the arrangement being such that if the iron slips off it must, of necessity, fall into the basket beforementioned wherein it is held away from all surrounding wooden parts, and entirely eliminating the danger of fire. The protector also provides a convenient iron holder into which the operator may place the iron from time to time during use, the guard rods 8 preventing-dislocation of the iron from the basket or protector should the board he tilted up as previously stated.

' These guard rods also come so close to the iron that the board B may be tilted to almost any angle without danger of the iron dropping out. This, in itself, is an important consideration because if the iron should be accidentally dropped, the possible danger of breakage of the heating element will carry with it the probability of expense and personal injury as well.

While the construction and arrangement of the improved protector is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim 1. A smoothing iron protector comprising a frame applicable at one end to an ironing board, cross bars having upturned ends secured to and extending above the sides of the frame, guard rods spanning said projecting upturned ends serving to hold an iron in position in the protector, and longitudinally extending resting bars secured to the cross bars, one end of each resting bar being upturned to abut an edge of the ironing board, the other ends falling short of the opposite end of the frame and providing an abutment against a support upon which the frame is rested.

2. A smoothing iron protector comprising a frame applicable at one end to an ironing board, cross bars having upturned ends secured to and extending above the sides of the frame, guard rods spanning said projecting upturned ends serving to hold an iron in position in the protector, longitudinally extending resting bars secured to the cross bars, one end of each resting bar being upturned to abut an edge of the ironing board, the other ends falling short of the opposite end of the frame, and a plurality of elements hingedly mounted upon one of the guard rods being applicable to the ironing board to form tracks upon which an iron may slide into position in the protector upon said resting bars and between the guard rods.

3. A smoothing iron protector comprising a U-shaped frame, means to secure the frame at one end to an ironing board, longitudinally extending resting bars having upturned ends to abut an adjacent edge of the ironing board and thus fix the position of the protector in respect to the ironing board, said resting bars falling short of the opposite end of the frame to provide abutmcnts against a support and being of concave formation to restrict the contact of a smoothing iron to the edges thereof, cross bars to which said resting bars are secured having upturned ends secured to the frame and projecting above said frame, guard rods extending across the frame being carried by said upturned ends and being parallel to said cross bars, and elements hingedly attached to one of the guard rods being movable into position upon the ironing board to form tracks for the purpose described.

4. A device of the character described comprising a frame, cross bars connected with the frame, means to attach the frame to an ironing board, and resting bars connected with the cross bars being engageable at one end with the end of the ironing board the opposite ends of said bars falling short of an adjacent end of the frame providing ahutments to engage the edge of a support.

5. A device of the character described comprising a frame, means to attach the frame to an ironing board, cross bars attached to the frame, and resting bars of concave formation attached to the cross bars, abutting the ironing board at one end and falling short of an adjacent end of the frame at the other end.

MARK A. MORSE, J12. 

